5 Years Experience of the Vienna Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory

Introduction: The hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) is the gold standard for diagnosis of portal hypertension (PHT). Transjugular liver biopsy (TJB) can be easily obtained during HVPG measurement. Together they constitute the optimal “one-stop shop“ for assessment of disease etiology and severity in clinical hepatology. Transient elastography (Fibroscan, FS) is a simple, rapid, and non-invasive method to measure liver stiffness (LS) that correlates with the amount of hepatic fibrosis. We present the Vienna database about our 5 years (2003–2008) experience in hepatic hemodynamic measurements. Methods: A tot…